Winnipeg lab working on swine flu vaccine

Work on a new vaccine to guard against human swine flu is under way in a Winnipeg lab as health officials across the continent move to contain the growing threat that could spark a worldwide influenza outbreak. With the mysterious disease that initially cropped up in Mexico spreading to Canada, teams of scientists from the Winnipeg-based National Microbiology Lab have started work on a vaccine to protect against H1N1 swine flu and are investigating whether the existing flu shot could offer any protection from the virus. Read more